The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Chief Hospitalman Thomas V. Northcott, United States Navy, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as a Medical Corpsman with a Marine Infantry Battalion of the FIRST Marine Division (Rein.), FMF, in Korea, on 21 September 1950. During the attack by his battalion, Chief Hospitalman Northcott, serving as a Battalion Aid Man, repeatedly and fearlessly exposed himself to heavy enemy fire to administer aid and evacuate the wounded Marines. While he was administering aid to a wounded Marine he was wounded by enemy mortar fire. Despite the pain, and suffering from loss of blood, he refused medical attention and courageously drove the ambulance on four evacuation missions to the forward areas. As a member of a two-man team he succeeded in rendering first aid and returning to the Battalion Aid Station with an ambulance load of wounded Marines on each mission. By his display of initiative and courageous actions he materially aided the wounded Marines in receiving medical attention much earlier than would otherwise have been possible and was a constant inspiration to all the members of the battalion. Chief Hospitalman Northcott’s heroic actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.